PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 174, 16 August 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Rev. Spem-er, eurate at To Henui, is seriously ill,

A London cable states that the Imperial Maritime League entertained Si' Joseph Ward at luncheon.

His Excellency the (lovcrnor visited the races ;it Cliristchiirch cm Sntimlav, and left nt night for Wellington. (.'upturn John lias resigned tlie position of district coroner at J'alinerstim .Vorlli. a position he has held fineo mm.

_ Miss Woods' is taking over St. Man's <!av school, conducted during the hint forty yean l>,v tlio iatc Jliss Rmitli. Keeling reference was made to deceased's work by the vicar at St. Mary's Church last evening. Tlie wife of Mr. W. Gordon-Gla.s'sford, of UreTiui, dicnl at New Plymouth on Saturday. Deceased, who ivas held in high esteem by a large circle of friends, was but 28 years of age and leaves all .young children, the youngest being but a few iveeks old. The funeral takes place at Urenui to-morrow afternoon. Mr. Samuel Turner, F.H.G.S.. butter

nierciinnt and nlpinc climber, is now visiting Xew Zealand. Mr. Turner, who formerly represented the fallen firm of " '"er and Riley, states that no one in 'Australasia lost anything bv the failire of the firm, which paid 2l>s in the ,t. Tile' shareholders, too. are to receive 7a 0(1 to 10* for thuir shares, -which originally cost CI. Mr. Turner is now representing the firm of J. and J. Lonsdale, the Ingush firm of produce handlers'. ■Mr, ,Samuel Brown, a leading citizen of Wellington and a representative 'oi the employers on the Arbitration Court lor several years, died on Satnrdav morning after a brief illness. Deceased was (ij years of age, and hart been m lM'\v Zealand for fortv-fivc years lie settle,l first at Inverenrgill. and came to Wellington in 18(W. For y w ,,- s he was a contractor on a large scale, and up to tile time of his' death was head of the of S. llrown, Ltd., coal merchants, lie was member of the City Council for several vein*, anrf was twice Mavor. l.lic late Mr. Brown was (he first president of the Industrial Association. Ur •lolm 0 Shea, city solicitor, Wellington is a son-in-law of deceased. Death"was' une to an internal complaint.

j • * •"«»« I Keforring to l l,p death of ~ Oil! Ilan era settlor, m <lio person of tinlate Mr. Daniel ISradsliaw, a correspondent .if the Star says: "fie was (he '•nginal select,„■ „f what is M w Univ.v,, ■i< I lie Lakes, Hi' eroded a liiiiko fi.r hinwelf ami family, stronirlj- garrisoned It, uug nut 11 largo cellar as a place to, retreat to it dose pressed. and tausjiit hi* daughters how to use anil handle a mil'. Hie young- llaori bucks wild* Wfti'p J .-.enuring the cmralrv on mischief iiont Rave tlint homestead a wide berth. The "Id inaxixm again: Be prepared for «■«.• i and yon maintain peace. You r pros'ontday Ibuveraile has no idea of the siren- 1 nous and anxious life those pioneer settlers led, yet these people are in mnnv cases grudged their hard-earned compelonce. The deceased settler -was years old at his death, and is grandfflfnPV to that liighly-re.s'pect.eil M f> f 0 v Wltlimn, Mr. Bradshaw Dive."